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Tony O'Neill -
DIGGING THE VEIN.

On a relentless Los Angeles summer day, you walk barefoot over broken glass and melting tarmac to meet your connection, praying that he will extend your line of credit to one more bag of heroin. You are alone, penniless, and wracked by violent withdrawals. Last night you robbed a psychotic crack dealer named Shakespeare, and had to abandon your apartment for fear of reprisals...

Welcome to Hollywood, and welcome to Digging the Vein.

Tony O'Neill's brutal debut is based upon his own experiences as an addict and sideman to acts as diverse as the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kenickie and Marc Almond. Through the eyes of his anonymous narrator you will experience a side of Hollywood that few tourists will ever see: Digging the Vein is an unsentimental journey through the underbelly of L.A.'s drug subculture.

"Reading it I could taste the LA smog. Here pain comes at you like a Mack truck - relentless and unavoidable. Don't blink. Keep reading." - Dan Fante, author of Corksucker, Chump Change, Mooch and Spitting Off Tall Buildings.

"A blistering account of addiction, love, hope and the downside of the American Dream..." - Dazed and Confused.

"Digging the Vein is mining diamonds for the crown of the King of Hell" - John Giorno, Giorno Poetry Systems, author of You Got To Burn To Shine.

Tony O'Neill
Digging the Vein.
Wrecking Ball Press
ISBN 1-903110-18-1